Chapter Twenty-Three: A Little Dew Between the Flowers
Xu Qiansu stretched out and gently pinched the leaves on the top of the lily root doll's head.
The lily root doll looked up at him with a small face.
"Are you a Pokémon?" Xu Qiansu asked.
"Hmm." The lily root doll nodded slightly.
"Where are you going?"
The leaves on the top of the lily doll's head swayed gently in the evening breeze, and then the leaves tilted and pointed to the northwest.
"It's in the same direction as me......" Xu Qiansu glanced at the lily root doll up and down, and then a smile appeared in his eyebrows, "It's also fate to meet in the wild...... Do you want to walk with me in the future? ”
"Huh?" The lily root doll crooked her little face, and after thinking for a while, she understood what Xu Qiansu meant.
Her eyes were lowered and she hesitated.
She didn't understand why Xu Qiansu invited her, they didn't even meet in Pingshui.
The lily root doll was silent for a while, and then raised her little face to look at Xu Qiansu, and nodded slightly, "Hmm, mmmmy?" ”
Xu Qiansu looked at the little sac beast.
The little pouch blinked, and then turned to tell Xu Qiansu that the lily root doll meant that she walked very slowly, even so, do you want to walk with her?
Xu Qiansu was slightly stunned, lowered his eyes and looked at the lily root doll, reached out to caress her little face, and mobilized the power of the waveguide.
After a while, he put his hands under the lily doll's armpits, picked her up, looked at him at eye level, chuckled, and asked, "Is there a specific destination?" ”
The lily root doll obviously hadn't been hugged by anyone like this, and she was a little uncomfortable, and after getting used to it for a while, she shook her head lightly and said, "It's the northwest." ”
"Then we'll head northwest, just along the way." Xu Qiansu said with a smile.
Looking at his smiling face, the lily root doll couldn't help but laugh too.
Cute and gentle smile.
……
March 19.
Early morning.
The spring morning breeze is comfortable and brisk, with a hint of wilderness freshness.
Marie stepped out of the tent.
Xu Qiansu held the flute of the gods and played a deliberately elongated and somewhat frivolous tune, "Good morning, Miss Ma Li." ”
Ma Li glanced at him and tilted her head slightly, "Do you want to learn the flute?" ”
"If I can, I hope to be taught by Miss Mary."
A slight smile appeared in Ma Li's delicate eyebrows, she folded her arms and tilted her chin slightly, "How do you know that I can play the flute?" ”
"The so-called ...... of the soul"
"Gardelia told you?"
“…… Is this the tacit understanding of the same eldest lady? ”
"The flute is not as easy as you think...... Qi, fingers, tongue, lips, each long and short note, upper and lower scales...... "Ma Li gently pulled the soft black hair hanging from her shoulders with her fingers, and said calmly: "Even among the many musical instruments, the difficulty of learning the flute is among the highest. ”
"Miss Mary, what kind of mentality do you think I get up in the early hours of the morning to exercise?" Xu Qiansu asked with a smile.
Ma Li raised her eyes and looked at Xu Qiansu for a moment, but did not answer.
"Huh?" The voice of the lily root doll came from the side.
Mary tilted her head to look.
I saw Lilia squatting and looking at the lily root doll, looking at her curiously.
The lily root doll took a few steps back timidly, and then hid behind Xu Qiansu's calves.
"You took her in?" Ma Li looked the lily root doll up and down, then looked at Xu Qiansu and asked softly.
Lily Root Doll ...... The strength of this Pokémon is very weak, and it basically cannot be used in battles.
However, given that Xu Qiansu has never attached too much importance to the strength of Pokémon, even his Zoroa has no combat power at the moment, so he will accept it.
Xu Qiansu shook his head lightly and said with a smile: "It's just a traveling companion I met by chance." ”
"Hmm~" Ma Li glanced at the lily root doll again, and then didn't ask any more.
The Pokémon in the team were very curious about this lily root doll, and gathered around her, asking here and there.
The lily root doll is not as nervous and cramped as it is in the face of humans in the face of Pokémon, and its words and deeds are full of gentleness.
Xu Qiansu looked at her, then put the flute of the gods to his lips, and gently blew the tune he only knew.
Lilia was slightly stunned, and then stared directly at Xu Qiansu.
……
After breakfast, everyone set off again.
There is a mine between Jiqing City and Caolu Town...... But Xu Qiansu didn't go in.
Lilia is a little afraid of the dark, and the vine snake and the lily root doll are grass-type Pokémon, and they also instinctively dislike places where there is no sunlight for a long time, so they choose to take a detour.
However, even so, it didn't actually go far.
There is an official road not far from the mine, which does not affect the hurry.
The lily root doll walks very slowly, and she basically has to rest for a while after walking for a while, so most of the time, she is held in Xu Qiansu's arms.
She put her little hand on Xu Qiansu's shoulder and looked at his side face...... Still don't understand why he wants to help himself.
Thinking about it, she began to feel distressed.
Xu Qiansu helped her like this...... She couldn't do without a gift in return.
But what can she do?
She's just an ordinary, Pokémon with no combat power.
The leaves on the top of the lily root doll's head sway slightly in the breeze.
March 20th.
Morning.
Before dawn, a full moon hung high in the night sky.
In the tent, the lily root doll opened her eyes, then looked back at Xu Qiansu and got up, grabbed the curtain of the tent with her little hand, pulled out a gap and drilled out.
At the moment, it was Lilia who was keeping vigil outside.
She sat in front of the bonfire, holding a white ribbon in her little hand, and the flickering light of the fire reflected on her delicate little face, showing a bit of seriousness.
Seeing the lily doll come out of the tent, Lilia was slightly stunned, put away the ribbon, turned her head to look, and asked softly, "Why did you come out?" Hungry? ”
"Huh?" Bai Huanghuang also tilted his little face and asked suspiciously.
The lily root doll shook her head slightly, then stretched out her little finger and pointed in one direction, and walked over.
Lilia hesitated for a moment, but fortunately the croaking frog was still awake, leaning against a tree and closing her eyes to recuperate.
He nodded slightly to Lilia, saying that I would come to the vigil.
Lilia smiled sweetly, "The croaking frog is so reliable. ”
Then she quickly stood up and followed the lily root doll.
Lily root dolls don't go fast.
Lilia followed her with her hands behind her back, looked down at her, and asked, "Where do you want to go?" ”
"Hmm." Lily root doll replied.
Well...... Lilia couldn't understand what she was saying...... She could barely understand what Bai Huang was saying.
Lilia stopped talking, silently following the lily root doll.
The cold moonlight passed through the branches, revealing dappled shades that flowed over the lily dolls and Lilia.
In the moonlight, the dust in the air fluttered slightly, and a faint mist was revealed around.
A quiet atmosphere slowly lingers around you.
After walking a distance of about 100 meters, the lily root doll stopped and leaned down.
Lilia looked down, but saw the lily doll crouching in front of a flower bone in the moonlight.
The lily root doll stretched out its little hand and gently held the flower bone, and then the flower bone slowly bloomed under the moonlight.
Lilia was slightly stunned, but saw the lily root doll turn out a slightly wide leaf and bloom under the flower that had not bloomed for a long time.
……
When Xu Qiansu woke up, he saw that the lily root doll was sitting beside him, holding a leaf in his little hand.
Xu Qiansu sat up, "Why did you wake up so early?" Hungry? I'll go get you elf food. ”
"Hmm." The lily root doll stood on tiptoe and stretched out the leaves in her hand.
Xu Qiansu lowered his eyes and paused, but saw some morning light through the cracks in the tent and sprinkled on the leaves, and the little dew in it reflected the light of the water.
"This is for me?" Xu Qiansu was silent for a while, and then asked.
The Lily Root Doll laughed and nodded slightly.
Xu Qiansu didn't speak, and after a while, he picked up the leaf and drank the dew inside.
It's not particularly dewy, and the amount is very small.
For a petite Pokémon like a Lily Root Doll, it's enough.
But for Xu Qiansu, these dews can't even quench their thirst.
After drinking, he put the leaf down, wiped the corners of his mouth, looked at the lily root doll, and said with a smile: "It's delicious." ”
The lily root doll laughed with him, and the leaves on the top of his head shook gently because she was happy......
Yurigen is just an ordinary, weak and helpless Pokémon, and there is only a limit to what she can do...... But she had already taken out the best thing she could get and gave it to Xu Qiansu.
The group continued to walk in the direction of Grass Road Town.
There was nothing to do all the way, and because of the concentration on the road, the speed was not slow, and it was expected to arrive at Caolu Town at night.
Xu Qiansu held the flute of the gods in his hand, and played a short piece of it when he had nothing to do...... It's not good.
But every time Lilia would look at him with bright apricot eyes, and Miss Marly would mercilessly point out Xu Qiansu's problems and teach him the correct way to blow.
They walked through the forests, across the streams, over the hills, and came to a vast plain.
The breeze is mild, the air is fresh, the vision is wide, and the ground is full of soft grass.
The lily root doll was lying in Xu Qiansu's arms, and her little hands were holding his shoulders.
A long and cool breeze blew
The soft sound of gurgling followed the breeze and reached her ears.
But dozens of shuttlecock grass and shuttlecock flowers fluttered in the sky with the breeze, and the green leaves and flowers above their heads were like the propellers of a helicopter, gurgling and turning.
The lily root doll looked at them, then stretched out her little hand and greeted them warmly.
"Mmmm
The shuttlecocks looked down and then giggled, and the light laughter like silver bells sprinkled the world.
A few tree fruits fall from the sky.
Xu Qiansu stretched out his hand, accurately caught a tree fruit, and looked up, but saw that the shuttlecock grass and shuttlecock flowers had drifted to the northwest with the breeze.
He waved the fruit in his hand at them.
Lilia turned her head to look at Xu Qiansu, and then waved to them in the same way as Xu Qiansu.
The little saccharmon picked up a tree fruit on its short legs, wiped it with its little hands, and then bit it down, and then narrowed its big black and translucent eyes.
A little sour...... It's delicious though.
As the mountains go west, the red glow spreads all over the sky, layer upon layer.
Xu Qiansu looked up at the sunset, a little distracted.
"What's wrong?" Ma Li gently pressed the soft black hair that was blowing in the wind, and tilted her head to ask.
Xu Qiansu retracted his gaze and looked at Ma Li.
Ma Li's snow-white and delicate little face was dyed with a touching halo in the setting sun, and her light green eyes were clear and a little puzzled.
"Grass Road Town is almost here." Xu Qiansu said.
Ma Li bowed her head slightly, muttered a little, and then said, "There is still an hour or so to go." ”
Lilia looked at the two of them, and suddenly felt that these two people seemed to mean something, but she was a little confused about what they meant.
Eevee was held in her arms by Marly, and her two little paws lay on Marlie's shoulders, looking left and right, interested in everything.
Then a slender and elegant Pokémon appeared in front of Eevee's eyes in front of the sunset.
Eevee blinked and looked at it, but because of the angle, she couldn't see the Pokémon's specific face, so she screamed.
Xu Qiansu followed Ebu's line of sight, although he couldn't see the specific face clearly, but according to his posture, this Pokémon was ......
"Yeyib?" Marley tilted her head to look at the Pokémon and muttered to herself.
Although Eevee is a relatively common Pokémon, its evolved type is relatively rare in the wild.
After all, most of the Evolution Stones are buried deep underground, and not many wild Ievees can touch them casually.
Ye Yibu stood in the distance, glanced at them from a distance, and then withdrew his gaze, walked a little slowly, and turned away.
"Is it a Pokémon from Grass Road Town?" Lilia asked, tilting her little face, confused.
It's plains, and it's close to Grass Road, so it's no wonder Lilia thinks so.
Marley shook her head slightly, "Probably not. ”
Lily's emerald green eyes looked a little puzzled in the setting sun, wondering how Marley had made this judgment...... But it doesn't matter.
The group continued in the direction of Caolu Town.
As the distance to Grass Road Town decreased, more Grass Pokémon appeared around.
Bai Pengpeng, the wind fairy, the sweet dance, and even the wonderful frog seed family...... They were not hostile to Xu Qiansu and his party, but just looked at them from a distance, occasionally saying hello to the vine snake and lily root doll who were also of the grass system and left directly.
"It's worthy of being the location of the Grass Gym." Lilia hugged Bai Huang and couldn't help but speak.
With Alola's alliance system and ecological environment, there will basically be no towns with a large number of Pokémon of this single attribute.
Xu Qiansu and Ma Li did not reply.
Not long after, before the sun had completely set and the sky was still carrying layers of sunset, a town slowly appeared in their sight.
Most of the town's buildings are made of stone, and the walls are dark red.
From Xu Qiansu's perspective, the paths are intertwined, large tracts of farmland and pastures walk around the town, and countless baa sheep meet the sunset and sleep in the fence...... The overall appearance is like a sparsely populated European town with excellent scenery and a slow pace of life.
Grass Road Town has arrived.
The little hand of the lily root doll gently grabbed the placket on Xu Qiansu's shoulder...... I didn't put it down for a long time.
Today there are only 4000 words.
Nothing, just some Carvin.
There is also the recent problem of grades, which have dropped again and again, and the number of readers per day is only 300...... Well, that's when I first hit the shelves.
The efforts of the past few months have basically been in vain, and there will be no improvement in the future, so I have no hope, and I need to slow down and think about how the plot will unfold in the future.
Something more, trouble and so on.